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Recent Exit Strategies Articles

Zuckerberg's Reign: What to Expect After the IPO

By Erik Sherman |  May 15, 2012

Graduating from founder to public CEO usually means giving up some control. But Mark Zuckerberg isn't your usual CEO.  Read more


3 Ways Facebook Changed the IPO Roadshow

By Tim Donnelly |  May 15, 2012

Facebook's tour to meet with investors before its initial public offering was like no other IPO roadshow. Here's what you can learn from it.  Read more


Sheryl Sandberg: Is She the Real Brains at Facebook?

By Geoffrey James |  May 15, 2012

After the Instagram megadeal and "hoodiegate," Facebook investors may be taking comfort from the COO's leadership.  Read more


Facebook Advertising: 5 Things You Don't Know (& Should)

By Michael Mothner |  May 14, 2012

You may have used Google AdWords, but a whole new set of rules apply on the giant social network.  Read more


Facebook IPO: Mark Zuckerberg's Smartest Moves

By Eric Markowitz and Nicole Carter |  May 11, 2012

Facebook is about to go public, and clearly, the 27-year-old has done a few things right. Here’s a look at his best moves, and what any entrepreneur can le...  View slideshow


Put a Price on Anything: 5 Tips

By Bill Murphy, Jr. |  May 10, 2012

Who'd put a price tag on the White House? Truth is, you can figure out a fair market value of just about anything. Try it with these tips.  Read more


Facebook's New Try at Wooing Small Businesses

By Howard Greenstein |  May 9, 2012

Hey, small-business owners: Facebook really, really wants you. It's making a special pitch, and teaching how to best buy ads, use offers, optimise the timeli...  Read more


Facebook’s Lobbying Operations 'Built for Battle'

By Bill Murphy, Jr. |  May 8, 2012

The social media giant has a clever plan to make friends and influence people in the nation's capital. We dig inside the operation's five-point strategy.  Read more


3 Things That Could Kill Facebook

By Phil Simon |  May 7, 2012

Facebook's success as a public company is anything but guaranteed.  Read more


Instagram-Shminstagram: How do I sell my brick and mortar products over the internet?

By Lewis Schiff |  Apr 16, 2012

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By the Numbers: Instagram's Growth, Funding, and Biggest Fans

Apr 12, 2012

Chart alert! With revenue flat, Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger managed to raise three rounds of funding and amass 30 million users. Here's how.  Read more


How Instagram Grew From Foursquare Knock-Off to $1 Billion Photo Empire

By Eric Markowitz |  Apr 10, 2012

How do you make a billion dollars in two years? Here's a narrative look through the brief, hectic, (and lucky), 14 months of Kevin Systrom's life growing Ins...  Read more


Who's The Next Hot Deal?

By Burt Helm |  Apr 10, 2012

After Facebook's acquisition of Instagram, it's natural to wonder who's next. Hint: The next deal -- not necessarily this one -- is the one to watch.  Read more


The Team Facebook Bought for $1 Billion

By Maeghan Ouimet |  Apr 10, 2012

Facebook acquired some indisputable talent with Instagram. Will they use it?  View slideshow


There's No Way Instagram Is Worth $1 Billion

By Erik Sherman |  Apr 10, 2012

The start-up may have pulled down a billion-dollar payday, but that doesn't mean it was worth it.  Read more


3 Simple Reasons Instagram Is Worth $1 Billion to Facebook

By Nicole Carter |  Apr 10, 2012

There's plenty of reasons Facebook would want to buy the photo-sharing app. But the most important of them boil down to one thing: User experience.  Read more


Facebook-Instagram Deal: How Google Should Respond

By Jon Burgstone and Bill Murphy, Jr. |  Apr 10, 2012

Google needs to do something bold now that Facebook has a killer photo app. Here's one suggestion.  Read more


How to Build the Next Instagram

By Amy Buckner Chowdhry |  Apr 10, 2012

To make sure your mobile app is a hit, you must focus on these three aspects of user experience.  Read more


Facebook & Instagram: Why You Should Care

By Phil Simon |  Apr 10, 2012

What does the $1 billion acquisition have to do with you? A look at the dangers of hitching your company to one particular platform.  Read more


Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger, Founders of Instagram

By Christine Lagorio |  Apr 9, 2012

Two Stanford fellows built a pared-down photo app into a $1 billion idea. Here's the original story on Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger's early struggles.  Read more


Deal of the Year: Facebook Buys Instagram

By Nicole Carter and Eric Markowitz |  Apr 9, 2012

The scrappy San Francisco-based photo-sharing app company just raised a $50 million round, but now it's been acquired for $1 billion.  Read more


Sheryl Sandberg Leaves Work at 5:30. Why Can't You?

By Jessica Stillman |  Apr 9, 2012

Facebook's COO comes out as a proud believer in leaving the office on time, and creating balance in your life.  Read more


Facebook vs. Twitter: Old-School Business Models Still Rule

By Erik Sherman |  Mar 12, 2012

A new Gawker report shows Twitter lagging far behind Facebook in revenue. If the numbers are accurate, they show big trouble.  Read more


Facebook Unveils New Marketing Tactics For Brands

By Howard Greenstein |  Feb 29, 2012

In a charm offensive to woo advertisers before its IPO, Facebook pitched brands new features to guarantee they reach fans' timelines and profile pages.  Read more


Yelp Prices its IPO: 12 Things You Need to Know

By Eric Markowitz |  Feb 17, 2012

Yelp, the user-generated review site based in San Francisco, priced shares of its IPO between $12 and $14, and seeks to raise nearly $100 million in its upco...  Read more